Heads up! The big Garmin annual spring sale has started, with $200 off the Fenix 8 (first sale to date!), $100 off the Edge 1050, Forerunner 965 at $499, the Forerunner 265, the new Instinct 3, and countless other Garmin products including inReach Mini 2. Plus the Apple Watch Ultra 2 Black Titanium is on sale, and some Suunto & Wahoo product deals too. Full list & thoughts here!
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Here’s how to save!
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In Depth Product Reviews
You probably stumbled upon here looking for a review of a sports gadget. If you’re trying to decide which unit to buy – check out my in-depth reviews section. Some reviews are over 60 pages long when printed out, with hundreds of photos! I aim to leave no stone unturned.
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Read My Sports Gadget Recommendations.
Here’s my most recent GPS watch guide here, and cycling GPS computers here. Plus there are smart trainers here, all in these guides cover almost every category of sports gadgets out there. Looking for the equipment I use day-to-day? I also just put together my complete ‘Gear I Use’ equipment list, from swim to bike to run and everything in between (plus a few extra things). And to compliment that, here’s The Girl’s (my wife’s) list. Enjoy, and thanks for stopping by!
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Have some fun in the travel section.
I travel a fair bit, both for work and for fun. Here’s a bunch of random trip reports and daily trip-logs that I’ve put together and posted. I’ve sorted it all by world geography, in an attempt to make it easy to figure out where I’ve been.
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My Photography Gear: The Cameras/Drones/Action Cams I Use Daily
The most common question I receive outside of the “what’s the best GPS watch for me” variant, are photography-esq based. So in efforts to combat the amount of emails I need to sort through on a daily basis, I’ve complied this “My Photography Gear” post for your curious minds (including drones & action cams!)! It’s a nice break from the day-to-day sports-tech talk, and I hope you get something out of it!
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The Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Many readers stumble into my website in search of information on the latest and greatest sports tech products. But at the end of the day, you might just be wondering “What does Ray use when not testing new products?”. So here is the most up to date list of products I like and fit the bill for me and my training needs best! DC Rainmaker 2024 swim, bike, run, and general gear list. But wait, are you a female and feel like these things might not apply to you? If that’s the case (but certainly not saying my choices aren’t good for women), and you just want to see a different gear junkies “picks”, check out The Girl’s Gear Guide too.
Winner?
Thanks for the chanc(E)!
yes please!
Love it.
Plas pick m. It would b grat and vry xciting
Need something like this to go along with my garmin.
want want want want yeah
I sure could use one of those
Yes Please! :)
This is my random number magnet.
Good replacement for my old Garmin 500
Wahoo wahoo
This one!
It’s for me :)
Pretty please :)
This is awesome
There is no E in fun…
Yes please, I love Wahoo products
I’d love one!
Yes, please
Great!
Thanks for the giveaways!
Would love this
Winning this would be sweeeeet!
Cool! One more cool gadget for bike! It would be good not to look at wrist watch but have special bike computer instead.
Thanks!
:) :)
why not
wahoo wahoo
YEs please
Yes please
I’m interested in the turn-by-turn capabilities.
[insert witty wordplay here]
If I win I promise to take in a few of the orphaned Es.
I never win…but today could be the day when that changes :)
Nice one
Ths might help me be a better cyclist
I love give aways
Win, win, win
Want it so much :)
Yeah! I bike computer is still missing.
Stuff! Me!
One for me, please…
yes! indeed
This just keeps getting better each year, thanks Ray.
I’m in….?
Thanks for the reviews!
very nice
Pick me please!
Wahooooo. Sounds good.
Wahoo winner wah hooooo
Gimme fuel, gimme fire, gimme gadgets which I desire!
Yes please.
Top notch!
Maybe it’s to correct the deficit of e’s from ye olde times…
Yes please!
Keep on testing.
Still here!
I can win this
I wanna win :)
oh yeah!
Got a truckload of E’s
Count me in, Ray!
Me, please :)
I want it bad!?
I would love a new bike computer
Ok, I’m in!
Real bargain ))
Yes please
I really want it!
third time is the charm.
This would go great with my Wahoo trainer when ever I get that!
Count me in please :)
I need it.
I wanto to see it close, very close
Would be satisfied to mount this computer on my bike
wahoo!
I’m in!
sweet looking computer
Time to win
A friend switch to wahoo from Garmin and loves it, guess this is an opportunity get in with the cool kids and maybe find all the missing ‘E’s!
Best gps ever :)
Nice, a new gps
Whoohooo wahoo!!
E!
That is a nice item to win!
I am in
Thank you
Like this one
It would be a nice addition for my wife’s bike!
I go 4 it. :)
Sweet
Yes please. I need a bike GPS.
I’m in need of a new bike GPS, could save some money I can spend on other gadgets
That would be great.
I’ll starve the vultures a bit longer……
eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Thanks for running the giveaway Ray
I’m in!
Wahoooooooooo! Nice computer!
I’m in, please pick me
I’d been tempted to try one of these, instead of my normal Garmins…